WoW Forever Class Weapon Quests

Five classes in WoW Forever have a class quest chain that ends with a weapon before level 40, and for most of them it is the best weapon they will hold for the next ten levels. Warriors still chase the Whirlwind Axe at level 30, Mages still travel to Dustwallow Marsh for their wand, and Alliance Paladins still build Verigan's Fist. Forever adds new chains on top of them: Shamans get Rage of the Storm at level 30, Undead Paladins hunt a worgen for Wolfsbane from level 20, and Rogues sneak through the Scarlet Monastery in disguise for the Ruby-Adorned Blade. Mages also have a secret: the Coldflame Saber, which no quest hands out.

This overview puts every class weapon quest side by side: who can do it, at what level, what you get and which step takes the longest. Each class has a short summary with a link to its full walkthrough, followed by what is new compared with Classic and which rewards are worth the trouble, based on the beta builds up to October 15, 2026.

Weapons are only part of the picture. Druid forms, Shaman totems, Warlock demons, Paladin mounts and the smaller quests for stances, poisons and pets are all listed by class and level in our WoW Forever class quests guide.

WoW Forever Class Weapon Quests at a Glance

A class weapon quest is a chain that only one class can start, usually from a class trainer, and that ends with a weapon you cannot get any other way. Most of them ask for dungeon runs, materials from several zones and one hard fight, so they take far longer than their level suggests. In return, the reward is usually ten item levels ahead of anything that drops around you.

The table lists every class weapon quest in WoW Forever with the step that takes the most time. Levels are the minimum level to start the chain.

Warlocks also have a short Classic quest, The Orb of Soran'ruk, whose staff got a quiet buff in Forever. Hunters, Druids and Priests have no class weapon quest before level 60. Both are covered further down.

Warrior: Whirlwind Axe, Sword or Warhammer

The Warrior quest is the same chain Classic players remember, with the same quest givers on both factions. At level 30 your class trainer gives you The Islander, which sends you to Klannoc Macleod on Fray Island in The Barrens. There you win The Affray, a 10-minute arena event that teaches Berserker Stance. Then you travel to Bath'rah the Windwatcher in Alterac Mountains, who asks for 8 Liferoot, 30 Bloodscalp Tusk from the trolls of Stranglethorn Vale and the Essence of the Exile, made from charms that drop from elementals in Arathi Highlands.

The tusks take the longest: they are quest items, so nobody can farm them for you, and the trolls are level 33 to 37. The charms, on the other hand, can be traded, so many players buy them on the auction house. The final step, The Summoning, is a fight against Cyclonian, a level 40 elite air elemental with Knock Away. Fight with your back to a wall, drink a Nature Protection Potion right at the pull (it only lasts 2 minutes in Forever) and bring a healer if you can. One beta player spent around 30 hours on the whole chain, most of it on tusks and gold for charms.

The reward is your choice of Whirlwind Axe, Whirlwind Sword or Whirlwind Warhammer. All three are item level 40 with +16 Strength and +15 Stamina and have almost the same damage per second, so the choice comes down to speed and the Weaponmaster talent. The slow Axe is still the usual pick.

Our WoW Forever Warrior weapon quest guide has every step with coordinates, where to farm each material and how to beat Cyclonian at level 30.

Shaman: Rage of the Storm

The Shaman quest is new in WoW Forever and is built as the Shaman answer to the Whirlwind Axe. It opens at level 30 after the air totem quest Call of Air. Alliance Shamans are sent from Eldrun Stormbreaker in Ironforge to Veyric Thunderhame in Arathi Highlands, while Horde Shamans run their version from Thousand Needles. The chain has four big steps:

• Elemental Aid: kill Charlga Razorflank at the end of Razorfen Kraul and loot the Tattered Note.
• Storm, Earth, and Fire: collect five of each Twisted Totem in Dustwallow Marsh, Desolace, Swamp of Sorrows and Badlands.
• Heed My Call: an elite event at the steam pools of Thousand Needles, with waves of elementals and a level 38 to 40 elite at the end.
• The Tempest's Weapons: hand in the Eye of the Tempest to Bath'rah the Windwatcher in Alterac Mountains, the same troll who forges the Warrior weapons.

The totems are the slow part. Before the October 8 beta build, Shamans reported 4 to 7 hours in Desolace and Badlands alone. That build made the mobs respawn faster and drop totems more often, and it added new drop sources. The elite event needs a group: three to five players handle it at level 30, and since October 8 every Shaman in the group loots their own Eye of the Tempest from one kill.

You pick one of three item level 40 weapons: Rage of the Storm, a slow two-handed mace with +10% Stormstrike damage for Enhancement, Lightning's Grasp for Elemental or Tidebringer's Claw for Restoration. Rage of the Storm changed several times on the beta, and since November 10 it has +16 Strength and a speed of 3.60, which makes it the strongest two-hander a Shaman can hold at 30. Alliance Shamans also get Elementalist's Guard, a shield for the caster specs.

The totem drop list after the October 8 update and the full Thousand Needles event are in our WoW Forever Shaman weapon quest guide.

Paladin: Wolfsbane and Verigan's Fist

Paladins have two different weapon quests, one per faction, and both open at level 20. The Horde chain is new, because Undead can be Paladins for the first time in WoW Forever. The Alliance chain is the Classic one, but its reward was reworked during the beta.

Horde: Wolfsbane

The Undead Paladin story starts at level 18 with Diplomatic Incident from Danitha Morr in Tirisfal Glades and leads to The Sepulcher in Silverpine Forest. You free Lumina Windsinger on Fenris Isle, and then Trevan Rol gives you A Moon-Kissed Blade, which asks for three materials from three dungeons:

• Whitestone Oak Lumber from the goblin woodcarvers in The Deadmines, the hardest one for the Horde to reach.
• Enchanted Silver Ingot from Shadowfang Keep.
• Purified Kor Gem from the naga in Blackfathom Deeps. Pick up Seeking the Kor Gem from Ulric Frostveil in Ashenvale first, or the gem will not drop.

Ott, the smith in Tarren Mill in Hillsbrad Foothills, forges the materials into the Moonsilver Blade. Use it on Old Fire-Eye, a level 25 elite worgen south of The Sepulcher near the gates of Gilneas: your first hit with the blade breaks his protection, and players have soloed him at level 25. Finishing Old Fire-Eye rewards Wolfsbane, a two-handed sword with item level 31, 25.6 damage per second, +9 Stamina and +10 Intellect. Its proc, Blazewind Blast, deals 39 to 59 Holystorm damage and triples against wolves and worgen.

Alliance: Verigan's Fist

Human and Dwarf Paladins start with The Tome of Valor in Westfall, where you defend Daphne Stilwell, and continue with Duthorian Rall in Stormwind City and Jordan Stilwell outside Ironforge. The Test of Righteousness asks for the same kind of materials as the Horde chain: Whitestone Oak Lumber from The Deadmines, Jordan's Smithing Hammer from Shadowfang Keep, Jordan's Refined Ore Shipment and a Purified Kor Gem from Blackfathom Deeps.

The reward, Verigan's Fist, is a two-handed mace with item level 31 and 25.6 damage per second, the same as Wolfsbane. After the Alliance complained that the new Horde sword was better, the October 2 beta build gave it Holy Forgefire, a proc for 39 to 59 Holyfire damage that triples against fire and earth elementals. Forever also cut its Stamina and Spirit, leaving +5 Stamina, +6 Intellect and +10 Spirit, so Wolfsbane still has the more useful stat line for Retribution.

Every step of both chains, the dungeon routes and how to beat Old Fire-Eye are in our WoW Forever Paladin weapon quest guide.

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Rogue: Ruby-Adorned Blade

The Rogue quest is a solo spy story told through letters from a contact who signs only as "C". Both factions can do it. It begins with The Horn of Xelthos, a level 23 quest that takes you into Shadowfang Keep alone and rewards the Pyrewood Signet Ring. After that, a new letter from C arrives when you reach the required level and visit a capital city. The quest requires level 25 in the database, but on the beta many Rogues only got C's letter at level 30, so plan for 30.

The Eye of Bhossca is a heist in the Scarlet Monastery. These are the steps:

• Take the Scarlet Initiate's Uniform from the supply locker in the stables behind the monastery. While you wear it, the Scarlet Crusade ignores you, but stealth removes it.
• Pickpocket a Scarlet Scryer in the Graveyard for a key, then read the letter in the Library.
• Sit on the two benches in the Graveyard to open a stone coffer. It is sometimes guarded by an elite ghost: distract it, grab the key and run.
• Open the reliquary in the Library to get the Eye of Bhossca, put it in the Dead Drop in Pyrewood Village, visit a city and come back for the sword.

The Ruby-Adorned Blade is a one-handed sword with item level 36, a speed of 2.30, 23.9 damage per second, +3 Agility and +8 Stamina. There is no dagger option, so it fits Rogues who level with swords or want a strong off-hand.

The full route, with the bench trick and how to deal with the ghost, is in our WoW Forever Rogue weapon quest guide.

Mage: Mage's Wand

The Mage quest is unchanged from Classic. From level 30, your trainer gives you Journey to the Marsh, which sends you to Tabetha in Dustwallow Marsh. For Items of Power she wants a Jade, a Bolt Charged Bramble and 10 Witherbark Totem Stick. The Jade is a gem you can buy on the auction house, while the other two take you to Arathi Highlands, where beta players needed help with the level 38 to 39 air elementals. Later, Rituals of Power asks you to fetch a book from the Scarlet Monastery Library, so you need a group at least once.

Mage's Wand lets you choose one of three item level 40 wands, each with +3 Intellect and +9 spell damage of its school and about 37 damage per second: Icefury Wand (Frost), Nether Force Wand (Arcane) or Ragefire Wand (Fire). Pick the school you play, because the wand also adds to that school's spells.

Coldflame Saber: The Mage's Secret Sword

Mages also have a weapon that no quest gives. Deciphering scrolls through Mage research can randomly give the Scroll of the Saber, and using it on the Blade of Silverlaine from Baron Silverlaine in Shadowfang Keep creates the Coldflame Saber. It needs level 21, has +7 Intellect and +32 spell damage, and its melee attacks deal 98 extra Fire damage to frozen targets. Both items are rare: the Blade drops less than 2% of the time, and some players deciphered hundreds of scrolls without seeing the Saber scroll.

How to get both items and what counts as a frozen target is explained in our WoW Forever Coldflame Saber guide. Our WoW Forever Mage scrolls guide covers the research system that drops the scroll.

Which Class Weapon Quests Are New in WoW Forever

Forever keeps most Classic class quests and adds new ones only where a class had no early weapon. These chains and items are new:

• Shaman: the whole chain to Rage of the Storm, Lightning's Grasp and Tidebringer's Claw, for both factions.
• Paladin: the Undead chain to Wolfsbane, since Undead Paladins are new in Forever.
• Rogue: the Ruby-Adorned Blade is a new reward. The quests behind it come from the Season of Discovery rune quests and were reworked for Forever.
• Mage: the Coldflame Saber, a hidden weapon made from a research scroll and a dungeon drop.

Some Classic quests stayed the same, but their rewards changed:

• Verigan's Fist got a new proc, Holy Forgefire, and lower Stamina and Spirit.
• The three Whirlwind weapons gained one point of Strength and Stamina each, from +15 and +14 to +16 and +15.
• The Warlock quest The Orb of Soran'ruk still offers the Staff of Soran'ruk, which is now rare quality with +14 Stamina and +34 Fire and Shadow damage, far stronger than in Classic.

Mage's Wand is unchanged. Hunters still have only the level 60 bow quest, and Druids and Priests got new class quests, but none of them rewards a weapon.

Every step of The Orb of Soran'ruk, together with the Warlock demon quests from the Imp to the Dreadsteed, is explained in our WoW Forever Warlock class quests guide.

Which Quest Weapon Is Worth the Trouble

The easiest way to judge a quest weapon is to compare its item level with the level you get it at. The Warrior, Shaman and Mage rewards are item level 40 at level 30, and both Paladin rewards are item level 31 at level 20, so all of them are about ten levels ahead of what drops around you. The Rogue sword is item level 36 and usually arrives at 30, so its lead is smaller.

The Warrior and Shaman weapons give the biggest jump, because their 35 DPS is far above anything at level 30 and carries you deep into the 40s. Both Paladin rewards come early at level 20, so they last through more levels than any other quest weapon. The Rogue sword is the weakest upgrade: the Outlaw Sabre from Blackfathom Deeps has similar damage, so it is worth it mainly if you like solo stealth content.

Time matters as much as power. If you plan to race to 60 at launch, the long chains (Warrior, Shaman and Mage) cost hours you could spend leveling, while the Paladin and Rogue chains fit in with dungeons you run anyway. If the grind to the starting level is what stands between you and the quest, our WoW Forever leveling service gets your character there.

WoW Forever Class Weapon Quests FAQ

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Class Weapon Quest Walkthroughs

Four of these chains have their own step-by-step guide with every quest, map and reward: the Warrior, Paladin, Rogue and Shaman weapon quests. The Coldflame Saber guide explains how a Mage gets the new Forever sword.